Cao Jingheng had to go to work in the afternoon, so he didn't get angry at the two troublesome children at home. However, the way he behaved in front of the twins really scared the children.
The twins were both listless for the entire afternoon, with stomach discomfort and unable to eat. They couldn't even use the air conditioner while lying in bed, and could only use the electric fan. Grandpa Cao and Grandma Cao were so distressed that they stayed at home with the twins for the entire afternoon.
In the evening, Cao Jingheng got off work at 5:30 and bought a lot of delicious food along the way, including roast duck, Beijing-style shredded pork, braised beef, braised pig's trotters, pepper and salt spareribs, and Grandpa Ken's. These were all delicious meat and vegetables on the street, and he bought large portions. When he got home, the aunt at home was preparing to cook dinner. She was stunned when she saw him carrying so many things into the kitchen.
"Auntie, let's keep it simple tonight. Just stir-fry some vegetables and make some porridge for the twins. You can go home early after you're done. This roast duck is a meat treat for the kids."
All it takes is frying two dishes and cooking some porridge, so naturally the aunt agreed. After working in the Cao family for so many years, although her salary is no different from that of a nanny hired by an ordinary family on the market, the occasional extra meals and holidays are something those people can't envy.
"Okay, boss, let's make the old lady's favorite salad of arugula tonight, and stir-fry water spinach, which An Ning loves. Add an egg to the porridge for Yuanbao and Tangyuan. These two babies have suffered a lot today."
Knowing that the aunt was kind-hearted, Cao Jingheng did not stop her and put the bought vegetables on the table. The aunt would put the dishes on the table later.
When the twins knew their father was back, they were playing with toys. When they heard their wife's voice, their legs moved very fast and they immediately climbed onto the bed, with their four shoes flying in four places.
When Cao Jingheng saw this, he immediately understood that these two brats were afraid of being beaten, but the evidence they left was too obvious. He thought that letting them go would be a bit unfair to his military career and professional ethics for so many years.
"Okay, get up. It's a little too late to hide after hearing me come back."
Yuanbao sighed in his heart, silently took off the small quilt on his belly, and at the same time lifted the quilt on his brother's belly. Looking at Tangyuan with his eyes still closed, Yuanbao felt helpless. This silly brother, with his eyes rolling around and pretending to sleep, felt it was a bit fake to him.
"Brother, get up."
"You pretended to be asleep so fakely that Dad must have seen through it." Knowing that Tangyuan was a person who would not compromise, little Yuanbao leaned over and whispered in his ear that his father's palm was already erect.
Sure enough, Tang Yuan stood up when he heard the slap, and turned over very swiftly, "Daddy hehehe."
The two little guys got out of bed, put on their shoes, and stood in a row, waiting for their father's decision.
Cao Jingheng looked at the expressions of the two little guys and knew what they were thinking. "Okay, are you still feeling uncomfortable in your stomach?"
"Dad, I'm much better now. My wife gave my brother and me some medicine in the afternoon. It was very, very bitter." After sticking out her tongue, the little girl didn't say anything about how she coaxed her wife into giving him two candies and two dried apricots after she drank the medicine.
When Cao Siheng and Shen Zixuan came back from school and walked into the yard, they were a little uncomfortable at first because there was no noise from their two younger brothers.
The aunt, holding a tray of dishes, happened to see the two people with their school bags. "Peanut and melon seeds, school is over now. It's time for dinner. But your mother hasn't come back yet. I guess she might be working overtime today."
Peanut knew about his younger brothers' brave deeds in the morning, so he was not surprised at all to see his father with a fierce face and his younger brother standing by the wall. He didn't expect the two of them to be so brave. There were several refrigerators at home, and his wife doted on them. There were many kinds of popsicles and other things wholesaled and kept at home. However, there were regulations on how much they could eat in a day. It was bad enough that the twins stole food this time, but they were so presumptuous that they became unwell and were admitted to the hospital. They would definitely be punished.
Chen Zixuan didn't think too much about it. He grew up in his aunt's house since he was a child. His uncles would teach him a lesson and punish him when he made mistakes, so even if he sympathized with his younger brothers, he would not plead for mercy.
The table was filled with delicious food. Chen Zixuan poked his brother beside him and said, "Wow, brother, the food tonight is so rich. Is Erbao brother home from school? Call him over to eat too."
Last year, the two of them were promoted from kindergarten to elementary school. At the same time, the second child, Shen Ziyi, was officially promoted to junior high school. Both Shen Zixi and Qin Shutong were admitted to university, one studying physics and the other mechanics. The two are considered to be the strong science and engineering girls in the family.
"It should be soon. Brother Ziyi said he has one more class tonight, so he should be home around seven o'clock." In order to make it easier for parents to pick up their children, the school sets the dismissal time for students who do not live in the school according to the evening closing time of various factories.
There was a table full of delicious food. The three brothers took a bite of steamed bun and a bite of meat, and they could also drink a sip of tomato and egg soup to relieve their intestines. The twins were very envious. In the past, the dinner at home was not so sumptuous. There were four adults and a few children, and at most there were six dishes, usually two or three meat dishes. But today there was so much meat, it was no different from the Chinese New Year or other festivals.
The most important thing is Grandpa Ken’s. This fried chicken and hamburger restaurant has been open for three years and is a favorite of every Kyoto child. And today, Dad bought a lot, filling up two whole plates.
When Shen Anning came into the house carrying the fruit, everyone had just finished eating when Cao Jingheng brought out an extra set of bowls and chopsticks. "Didn't you say you were going to work overtime tonight? Why didn't you call me when you came back early and wait for you to come together?"
"I was supposed to work overtime tonight, but there are so many graduates this year. These kids are so motivated, there are already enough people working overtime, so HR has assigned me back now."
"On the way, I happened to meet an auntie from the outskirts of Beijing selling watermelons from her own fields. This was the first crop of the year. I tried one and bought two, just in time to finish my meal."
Seeing their mother sit down, the twins felt even more sad. Today there was roast duck, Grandpa Ken, and watermelon. What on earth did they miss because of two and a half popsicles?
Unhappy, very, very unhappy.
There was very little frangipani in the vegetable porridge, and the more I ate, the more unhappy I became.
Shen An Ning knew at a glance that the table full of meat and vegetables was the work of a man. This couple had been doing this for a long time and had a tacit understanding. Didn’t she drive such a long way to buy watermelons today just to "stimulate" her two obedient sons at home?
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